1953 Milwaukee Braves season
| 1953 Milwaukee Braves | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 92–62 (.597) |
| League place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
| General manager(s) | John J. Quinn |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio |
WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Bob Kelly) |
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The 1953 Milwaukee Braves season saw the return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee for the first time since 1901, when the original Milwaukee Brewers played before moving to St. Louis and becoming the Browns. With attendance and interest in Boston very low, team owner Lou Perini moved the team to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during spring training, just weeks before the start of the season.[1] In their first season in the Badger State, the Braves finished in second place in the National League standings, with a 92–62 record, thirteen games behind the NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | -- | .682 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 13 | .597 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 22 | .539 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | 22 | .439 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 84 | 35 | .455 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | 37 | .442 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | 40 | .422 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | 55 | .325 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BR | CHC | CIN | MIL | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Brooklyn | — | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 15–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13–1 | — | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 9–13 | 14–8 | 14–8 | — | 14–8–1 | 13–9–1 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2–20 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| SS | Logan, JohnnyJohnny Logan | 150 | 611 | 167 | .273 | 11 | 73 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Thorpe, BobBob Thorpe | 27 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 5 |
| Burris, PaulPaul Burris | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli | 31 | 175.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.18 | 131 |
| Wilson, JimJim Wilson | 20 | 114 | 4 | 9 | 4.34 | 71 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Burdette, LewLew Burdette | 46 | 175 | 15 | 5 | 3.24 | 58 |
| Buhl, BobBob Buhl | 30 | 154.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.97 | 83 |
| Liddle, DonDon Liddle | 31 | 128.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.08 | 63 |
| Bickford, VernVern Bickford | 20 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 25 |
| Jay, JoeyJoey Jay | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Johnson, ErnieErnie Johnson | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.67 | 36 |
| Cole, DaveDave Cole | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 13 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toledo Sox | American Association | Tommy Holmes and George Selkirk |
| AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Gene Mauch |
| A | Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Ben Geraghty |
| A | Lincoln Chiefs | Western League | Lou Finney and Walt Linden |
| B | Wichita Falls Spudders | Big State League | Whitey Wietelmann |
| B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
| B | Hagerstown Braves | Piedmont League | Dutch Dorman, Jimmy Zinn and Billy Jurges |
| C | Modesto Reds | California League | Guy Fletcher |
| C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Rex Carr |
| C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
| D | Sandersville Wacos | Georgia State League | Gabby Grant, Parnell Ruark, Lucius Morgan and Julian Morgan |
| D | Wellsville Braves | PONY League | Ted Sepkowski |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita Falls, Quebec
References
- ↑ "Approve Boston Braves' move". Ellensburg Daily Record (Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1958. p. 1.
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1953 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference
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